bat out

verb

batted out; batting out; bats out

transitive verb

: to compose especially in a casual, careless, or hurried manner
batted out a first draft of the memo

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Pitchers will try to knock the bat out of his hands, without real success, but there are better breaking balls and changeups in his new league. — Jake Ciely, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025 At the moment, bats are experiencing white nose syndrome (WNS), a highly infectious fungus that can bring bats out of hibernation and damage their wings. — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bat out was in 1941

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